True Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility and Protein Quality of ¹⁵N-Labeled Faba Bean in Healthy Humans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recommended transition toward more plant-based diets, particularly containing legumes, requires a wider knowledge of plant protein bioavailability. Faba beans are cultivated at different latitudes and are used increasingly in human nutrition.

Objectives

We aimed to assess the nutritional quality of faba bean protein in healthy volunteers equipped with an intestinal tube to implement the ileal ¹⁵N balance method.

Methods

Nine volunteers completed the study (7 males, 2 females, aged 33 ± 10 y, BMI: 24.7 ± 2.6 kg/m²). They were equipped with a nasoileal tube. After fasting overnight, they ingested a test meal consisting of cooked mash of dehulled faba bean seeds (20 g protein per serving of approximately 250 g) intrinsically labeled w

SUBMITTER: Itkonen ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11007748 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature